IPC EMTF 08F : 2008

FOREWORD
2008 EXECUTIVE FORUM STEERING COMMITTEE
SECTION 1 - NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY TRENDS
  Flexible Circuit Production Volume in North America
  Growth Rates of Flexible Circuit Production and Companies
  Number of Flexible Circuit Producers in USA & Canada in 2008
SECTION 2 - TRENDS IN MATERIALS
  Adhesive Versus Adhesiveless Materials
  Adhesiveless Materials by Company
  Market Share by Material Type for 2007 and Estimates of 2008
SECTION 3 - TRENDS IN PRODUCT TYPES AND PRODUCTION
  Sales by Product Type
  Growth by Product Type for 2006 to 2007 and Estimates
   for 2008
  Type of Production: High-Volume, Quick-Turn and Prototype
  Line Width and Spacing
SECTION 4 - TRENDS IN VALUE-ADDED SERVICES
  Historical Value of Base Materials versus Components
   & Assembly Services
  Value Added Services versus Bare Flexible Circuits as
   Percent of Sales in 2007
SECTION 5 - ANALYSIS OF THE MARKET FOR FLEXIBLE CIRCUITS
  U.S. Flexible Circuit Market Size Estimate for 2007
  Defining the Industry Markets for Printed Circuit Boards
  Industry Markets Served by Flexible Circuit Producers
  Industry Markets for Single- and Double-Sided Polyimide
   Applications
  Industry Markets for Multilayer Polyimide Applications
SECTION 6 - U.S. IMPORTS AND EXPORTS
  Historical Trends in U.S. Imports of Flexible Circuits
  Flexible Circuits Imports from Key Countries
  Production Origin of Flexible Circuits Sold in the USA
   and Canada
  Historical Trends in U.S. Exports of Flexible Circuits
  Flexible Circuit Exports to Key Countries
  Exports by Responding Companies in 2006 and 2007
SECTION 7 - APPENDICES
  Survey Questionnaire
  Annual Studies Sponsored by the Executive Forum in 2008

Specifies data and analysis on trends in the North American flexible circuit industry, including growth estimates and sales history, number of fabricators, global footprint of North American fabricators, trends in materials, sales by product type, production mix (high-volume vs. quick-turn vs. prototype), trends in line width and spacing, revenue trends from value-added services, industry end-markets by product type, and U.S. imports and exports.